Unknown Pleurothallid

[Tony]

I got stuck with this and a few other Pleurothallid scraps at a society meeting last year and figured they wouldn't put up with my greenhouse for long but they all have done surprisingly well. This is the first to bloom and I don't have the foggiest idea of what it is lol

 

[big923cattleya]

Looks like Specklinia grobyi to me. If not, it is a very similar species. The older name was Pleurothallis grobyi.

 

[TyroneGenade]

That is very cute.

 

[CarlG]

Looks like Specklinia grobyi to me. If not, it is a very similar species. The older name was Pleurothallis grobyi.

I have plants labelled Specklinia grobyi with leaves ranging from long and slender to short and round, and things in the middle. Not saying it isn't, because I don't know, but I suspect that that name has been a dumping ground for unidentified species for quite some years...

(Taxonomy is a contact sport)

 

[big923cattleya]

I have seen, and grown a couple hundred of these. If you grow it well, the leaves will get longer. The inflorescences will get longer with a few more tiny flowers.
I have many grow more like miniatures, shorter leaves and shorter spikes.
While Pleurothallis generally do not like a lot of light, growing this one in a bit brighter light could easily account for the differences seen.

 

[SelectOrchids]

I have plants labelled Specklinia grobyi with leaves ranging from long and slender to short and round, and things in the middle. Not saying it isn't, because I don't know, but I suspect that that name has been a dumping ground for unidentified species for quite some years...

(Taxonomy is a contact sport)

In Europe for sure, any pleurothallis with smaller flowers more or less was grobyi. As well because it was a sought after species by many hobbyists, so it made up for easy sales, rather than 'sp.' or rather than to spend hours trying to identify those plants.